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Friday, April 20, 2012

CAMPING- Escaped to Chalk Hills Campground

We have had enough weeks of house prep, so I decided we needed to ESCAPE!!!  We have Open Houses scheduled for the next two weekends, then it's Mother's Day and then a Weaving Workshop .... so the next four weekends are filled with events other than camping.

This is perhaps our only chance to go camping till the end of May!

Did you know it snowed in Wisconsin overnight???   We had about 4-5 inches of slushy wet snow this morning on the ground.  The temps rose and it was melting fast.  The weather forecast looked pretty good for the rest of the weekend, in the high 50's during the day and no more rain or snow.  That is doable.

I decided that we needed to go camping NOW.... so I loaded up the motorhome today, and got most of the de-winterizing done.   Had one little mishap because I could not find the washer for the fitting for the connection on the ice maker machine to reattach the line.  Turns out Steve had put it INSIDE the icemaker last fall! ARGGHHH   So we had a little bit of spilled water in front of it and down into the stairwell, but not too bad.

Steve was not due home till 4, so at 2 I ran into town for a few last minute groceries and then babysat little Clayton for 30 minutes while Erin ran some errands and picked up Chelsea from day care.   It gave me time to play with him.. some one on one time with his Granmuddah Pfun.  Watching him stretch and yawn and pull his arms wide and grow grow grow! He has gained back his birth weight plus a bit, and grew an inch and a quarter in 2 weeks!  My oh my!

Here is a pic of Erin 29 years ago and here is a pic of Clayton....

Guess they are related, huh?


Okay.. back to camping!   Steve came home from work, he tossed in a few more things, like firewood and finished doing the fitting on the ice maker.  Opened the door and in hopped the dogs.  We were good to go!  ----  We cruised along in the rig and headed up to Chalk Hills Campground, about 60 miles from home.
The reason why we picked Chalk Hills is because it's the only campground around that is open already in April.  Most of the county and national forest campgrounds don't open till mid May...  But we knew Chalk Hills was open up here near Amberg, WI   We drove on up Hwy 141 in sunshine and clear skies... east on Cty K  to the dam, and crossed over into Michigan's UP on the other side of the Menominee River.  We pulled on in and found a comfy spot.  Site number 5.


Some of the sites have 50 amp and the rest have 30.  A bargain at $15 a night for a peaceful quiet getaway.   We try to come here a few times a year, as it's close to home but far enough away for us to feel like we are *vacationing*

There is one other camper here is wayyyyyy over on the other side.  See the red arrow?


Steve fiddled around with checking fluids on the motorhome while I got supper going.  Fried up some tilapia fish, made some pasta and a couple great salads with fresh tiny cucumbers and some really good tomatoes.  Topped off with a bottle of wine, we had a feast fit for a King... and a Queen.

After supper, we took the doggers on a walk around the campground loop.  We chatted with the folks on the other side a bit, and then headed back to our rig.  It's getting dark now and I think it's time for a nice hot shower, and then curl up into the comfy king-sized bed in our motorhome.  I sleep SOOO much better  in the motorhome than in our bed at home... I am REALLY looking forward to this weekend.

Plus, on Sunday, it's Steveio's birthday!!!!   What a great way to celebrate, hey?


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22 comments:

  1. you go girl ..neither of you have stopped for months and you so deserve this little break..and a big happy birthday to Steve....

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  2. You both deserve a break from the non-stop work you have been doing.

    Happy Birthday Steve and Many more!

    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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  3. Do you have pics posted of your bedroom? How did you get a king sized bed in there? I am jealous I want one in mine! Enjoy your weekend

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    1. HI Harriet... Although we didn't order our Safari new, many Safari motorhomes came with the option of king sized bed. It does get cramped along the sides of the bed, and there are no slideouts in the 1996 vintage motorhomes. But we needed a king sized bed because of Steve's height. (6'4") on Queen sized beds his feet hang off the ends! LOL ... So while hunting down motorhomes, that was a *must have* for a king sized bed. He found this one on his own, and pestered me for 4 or 5 months to go and get it. We traded in our Coachmen (with a queen bed) and got this Safari. What a spoiled guy, hey?

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    2. Our Holiday Rambler doesnt have a slide in the bedroom and is laid out like yours. I will have to check into whether we could put a king size bed in ours. We have a queen in it now. Sure would be nice when the granddaughter sleeps over because she likes to sleep with us.

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    3. Perhaps if you put a new bed *deck board* underneath it to hold a King? Our rig is the "wide body" style, and the bed is 6ft wide, and it leaves about a foot on each side to walk around kinda sideways.

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    4. I think I will go measure it and see. Ya'll have a great weekend and Happy birthday to Steveio!

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  4. You deserve a break today, so, get up and get away to Chalk Hills! Happy Birthday Steve!
    Snap, Snap, Snap Paula

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  5. Now that's how I love to see a campground....empty. I remember that feeling so well of just wanting to get away from the homefront routine & head out in the rig to a quiet spot in the woods. And especially that first time out after the long winter months. Gives a person a well needed break & change of perspective. South of where we live now we have a Park called the Pinery right on the shores of Lake Huron & it was always our destination in early Spring when we lived about 60 miles inland years ago. Just such a good feeling to get away from things & break those routines................

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  6. Great were both camped under the trees and sleeping like logs. Have a great weekend. Sam & Donna.

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  7. Aww, I sleep so much better in the MH as well. There is just something about that sleep that can't be beat!! Enjoy and rest comfortably!!

    The campground looks so nice and peaceful...empty, all to yourselves (almost) PRICELESS!!!!!!

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  8. Wow, now that sounds inviting. Enjoy your R & R.

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  9. Nice that you are able to get out and camp this weekend. Even nicer when you have the place just about to yourselves. Happy Birthday Steve! Our son, Alex's birthday is Sunday too.

    Kevin and Ruth
    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  10. I'll have to add Chalk Hills to my list. Here's to a quick sale of the house! And a big Happy Birthday to Steveio!!

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  11. Glad to hear you got a week-end camping trip. You certainly deserved it! When is Steve retiring anyway?

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    1. Steve can retire exactly one year from now!!!! (turning 55) So the house is on the market early, in case we get a good offer. If it sells, we will move into the motorhome now, and stay over near his place of work. We have friends with a cottage on the bay who said we can park in their yard and help with lawn mowing and boat tending in return for our *rent*. Then in the winter months, we can move into the cottage and help keep down vandalism and they don't have to winterize and close up the cottage for the winter. Nice folks!!!

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  12. Hope you have a nice and relaxing weekend! Happy Birthday Steve.

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  13. Oh enjoy that weekend out! Too cold up there for me though...brrrrr. ;)

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  14. Happy birthday, Steve!

    So glad you got away this weekend; I know you both need this! Nothing like a wee bit of RV time to freshen one's soul, eh? Enjoy!

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  15. Enjoy your camping getaway. It's a bit cold for me but sounds fun anyway.

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